Sky Bet League One
Matchday 11 of 46
Cardiff City Stadium
Saturday, October 4th, 2025 - 3:00pm KO
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KNOW YOUR OPPONENT | KEY STAFF
Majority Shareholder: David Gandler
Chairman: Nigel Travis
Vice Chairman: Kent Teague
Chief Executive: Mark Devlin
Director of Football: Martin Ling
Head Coach: Richie Wellens
Assistant Head Coach: Paul Terry
First Team Coach: Alan McCormack
Goalkeeper Coach: Simon Royce
Former midfielder Richie Wellens began his career with Manchester United before going on to play for the likes of Blackpool, Oldham Athletic, Leicester City and Doncaster Rovers, amongst others.
Interestingly, Wellens has managed three of the teams he previously played for - Oldham Athletic, Salford City and Doncaster Rovers, as well as a two year spell with Swindon Town.
Wellens took charge at Brisbane Road during March of 2022. He guided the team to promotion from League Two during his first full season in charge. He has since overseen two successful League One campaign, with the team reaching the Play-Off final last term.
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT | SEASON SO FAR
Leyton Orient have had mixed fortunes this term. They currently sit 17th in the League One table, with three wins, two draws and five defeats from their opening ten matches.
Two of their league wins have come away from home, while they have also picked up a victory on the road, against Peterborough United, in the Vertu Trophy. Their last win came on September 6th - a 3-2 away win at Port Vale.
The away side are likely to have a Bluebirds Academy graduate in their ranks this weekend. Tom James made his City First Team debut in our Premier League clash against Chelsea during May of 2014. He would move to Yeovil Town in 2017, before spells at Hibernian, Wigan Athletic and Salford City. James joined Leyton Orient during the summer of 2021. As well as defending, Tom is known for his set piece ability.
2025/26 Squad
GK | Tommy Simkin, Noah Phillips, Killian Cahill.
DEF | Tom James, Tayo Adaramola, Jack Simpson, Dan Happe, Rarmani Edmonds-Green, Omar Beckles, Sean Clare, Makai Welch, Phil Chinedu.
MID | Ollie O'Neill, Idris El Mizouni, Demetri Mitchell, Michael Craig, Tyreeq Bakinson, Jack Moorhouse, Azeem Abdulai, Charlie Wellens, Diallang Jaiyesimi, Zech Obiero, Joe White, Dan Carter.
FOR | Alfie Lloyd, Aaron Connolly, Josh Koroma, Sonny Perkins, Lemar Gordon, Dom Ballard.
IN DAYS GONE BY
28/08/07 | Cardiff City 1-0 Leyton Orient
Our last competitive match against the O's came in the League Cup in 2007/08.
Current Leyton Orient Assistant Head Coach Paul Terry featured for the away side that day. The cup tie at Ninian Park went down to the very last minute, when Peter Whittingham powered in at the near post beyond Stuart Nelson, who had kept his team in it with a masterful goalkeeping performance.
Robbie Fowler and Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink made their Bluebirds bows on that evening.
City: Turnbull, Gunter, Purse (Blake 45'), Johnson, Capaldi, Parry, Rae, McPhail, Whittingham, Hasselbaink, Fowler (MacLean 90'). Subs Not Used: Oakes, Ledley, Ramsey.
an interesting snippet
As previously mentioned, the Bluebirds and the O's haven't faced off since 2007. But this won't be Orient's first ever visit to Cardiff City Stadium.
The O's were victorious at our CCS home against Newport County in League Two during March of 2021, when the Exiles temporarily borrowed our ground as work was underway on their Rodney Parade home.
Forward Conor Wilkinson scored the only goal of the game on that day.